stand on end

rizzarsi

Drizzarsi, detto di peli o capelli, spesso per la paura.

In inglese semplice: If hair does this, it rises straight up, often because of fear.

• The scream made my hair stand on end.
• His hair stood on end when he heard footsteps behind him.
• These ghost stories always make the hairs on my neck stand on end.

Come si usa: make someone’s hair stand on end (That strange scream made my hair stand on end.)

Sinonimi: bristle

Espressioni comuni: hair stand on end, hairs stand on end

mettere in verticale

Mettere un oggetto dritto, appoggiandolo su una delle sue estremità.

In inglese semplice: To put an object upright so that it rests on one of its ends.

• Stand the box on end.
• We stood the long boards on end in the shed.
• Can you stand this barrel on end?

Come si usa: stand something on end (Stand the mattress on end against the wall.)

Sinonimi: stand upright

Contrari: lay flat

Espressioni comuni: stand on end, stand something on end